Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 8834, John Freeman, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
OF Freeman, John Lydia
N 8834
B.L.Wt. 9065-160-55
CONTENTS

Ohio.
Lydia Freeman widow of John Freeman who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private
Cincinnati agency.
Rate 96 Dollars cents per annum.
Commencing July 27 th , 1868.
Deduct payments made since
Certificate dated 18 th June, 1870. and sent to Claimant, care of S. A. Cutler, U.S. Pension Agency Cincinnati, Ohio.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act Feb- ruary 3, 1853, Page 158 Vol. 16
Sent Gus

Ohio
John Freeman
Butler in the State of Ohio was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Chambers of the Regt commanded by Col. Smith in the Massachusett line for 2 years from 1778
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio at the rate of 80 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 7 th day of Nov: 1832 — and sent to Mr Wood Hamilton, O.
  6 years to 4th of Sept 1832 —  120.    Semi-ann. allowance ending 4 th  40    March 1833 3  $160.  
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Nathaniel Rice Clerk, Book D Vol. 10 Page 34.

72,889. Mar. 3. 1885.
Apr. 16. . . .
Lydia Freeman, widow John Freeman, Paiv.
Capt.
Col. Private
Enlistment Discharge Revolutionary War. Prisoners.
Ohio Vol. 53-3563 Benton
ad 160 acs Oct 19/55 Dr. V. G.
Ransford Smith. Oxford. O.
Vol. F. 131.

Commonwealth of Kentucky.
County of Kenton) Sct. Before me James Pony, Presiding Judge of the county court of the county and state aforesaid personally appeared Lydia Freeman, aged eighty-two years, who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the several acts of Congress passed July 4 th , 1835, entitled "An act granting Half Pay and Pensions to certain Widows" March 3 d 1843; - June 17, 1844, (sections 1 st & 2 d ) February 2 d 1848, and July 29 th , 1848; That she is the widow of John Freeman, deceased, who received from the United States a pension for his services as a private soldier in the Revolutionary war, at the rate of Eighty dollars a year; and that the said John Freeman died on the (20 th ) twentieth day of September A.D. (1846) Eighteen Hundred and Forty-six, in Oxford, Butler County, and State of Ohio; She further states that she was married to the said John Freeman on the twenty-first day of January, in the year seventeen hundred and ninety-three in Bedford county, State of Pennsylvania, by a Baptist Clergyman, whose name was James Ruther; That her name previous to said marriage, was Lydia Right; that she was not married to said John Freeman previous to his leaving the service, but that said marriage took place previous to the first day of Jan, 1794; viz on the 21 st day of January 1793. She further states that she has endeavored to procure record evidence of her said marriage to said John Freeman, from the Records of the Court of Bedford County Pennsylvania in which she was married, but that no records of Marriages were kept in said Court, and no Church Records was kept that can be found, and that the Family Bible in which said marriage was Recorded, was destroyed in the House of her Daughter several years since, having been torn in pieces by Children; That she still remains a widow, not having been married since her said husband's decease. She further declares that she has no personal knowledge of the services of John Freeman her said hus-

- band, as a soldier in the American Revolution, and neither does she think it possible to substantiate his services by the affidavit or affidavits of any individual or individuals, except by reference to such proofs as were adduced in support of said John Freeman's original application for Pension, to which applicant begs leave respectfully to call the attention of the Department, as part proof upon which to base the allowance of claimants application; That she resided with her said husband in Butler County Ohio, for the space of thirty-two years and a half, previous to said John Freeman's death, and previous thereto in Hamilton County, Ohio, and previous thereto in the state of Pennsylvania, and that she continued to reside in Oxford, Butler county Ohio, until the month of March 1849 when she removed to Kenton County Kentucky, where she now resides with her daughter, (Mrs. Leonora Woodson); that she once made affidavit before a justice of the Peace in 1849, with a view to procure a pension, and placed the papers in the care of a pretended Pension Agent, who she appointed her Lawful attorney, and that she has not heard of him since. She also states that said attorney stated to her that his name was "Thomas Crowe" and that he resided in Columbus O.; and she further states that she hereby revokes said power of attorney to said Thomas Crowe, and hereby constitutes and appoints Hon. C. P. Cleveland, her true and lawful attorney for her and in her name to apply to and receive of the Department at Washington City all Pension money that is or may be due her as widow of said John Freeman decd., hereby ratifying and confirming the acts of said attorney in the premises in as full and ample a manner as if she was personally present and acting for herself. She further states that she is now Eighty Two years of age, and that John Freeman her said husband was 89 years of age at the time of his death.
Sworn to and subscribed Lydia Freeman before me this thirteenth day of January 1852, and I hereby

certify that I verily believe the said Lydia Freeman to be the widow of the said John Freeman, deceased, as stated in her affidavit above written. James Perry, Presiding Judge Kenton County Court
Commonwealth of Kentucky County of Kenton } Set. On this 13 th day of January A.D. 1852 personally appeared before me a Presiding Judge of the County Court in and for said county, to wit Burnham and Samuel Purcell two old and respectable citizens of Kenton County, who being first sworn by me according to law make oath and say that they are person- ally and intimately acquainted with Mrs Lydia Freeman who is the widow of John Freeman deceased, who was late a Pen- sioner of the United States at the rate of Eighty dollars per Annum; that they knew them both previous to their marriage in Bedford county Pennsylvania, and afterwards in Hamilton and Butler counties Ohio, in Butler county for the space of thirty-two years previous to the death of said John Freeman. That they lived in the same neighbor- hood with them in the state of Pennsylvania, and came to Ohio the same year, that they the said John Freeman and Lydia Freeman did. That the said Lydia Freeman was married to the said John Freeman in the Month of January in the year seventeen-hundred and ninety-three, but that they cannot swear positively to the day of the month on which the marriage took place, but state positively that it took place on or about the 21 st day of January 1793. They state farther that they were both personally present at the marriage and wit- nessed the marriage ceremony which was performed by the Rev James Ruther, who was the pastor of a small baptist church of which they were members. That they frequently saw John Freeman, the said deceased husband

of Lydia Freeman when they lived in Hamilton county, Ohio, and many times when he lived in Butler county, Ohio, and have been on terms of intimacy with said Lydia Freeman ever since the death of her said husband John Freeman, and that said John Freeman died on the (20 th ) twentieth day of Sept. 1846, in Oxford, Butler county, Ohio, and that the name of Lydia Freeman before her said marriage to John Freeman was Lydia Right; that Lydia Free- man now resides in the county of Kenton Kentucky, and has done so since the month of March 1849 with her daughter Mrs Leonora Woodson, and that previous to that time & after the death of her said husband she resided in Butler county, Ohio. That said Burn- ham is 73 years of age and that said Varnum is 78 years of age and that they have no interest in the money to obtain which this appli- cation is made. Jacob Burnham
Sworn to & subscribed before me this 13 th day of January, Samuel Burnham 1852, and I hereby certify that the said Jacob Burnham and Saml. Var- num are credible witnesses and respectable persons, and that I verily believe them to have no interest in the money to obtain which this appli- cation is made.
James Perry Presiding Judge, K. C. C.
State of Kentucky Kenton County 1 st Dist
I, Napoleon B Stephens, Clerk of the Court, Court of the County aforesaid do hereby cer- tify that James Perry, Esq., before whom these foregoing affidavits were taken in open Court was at the time of taking the same the Presiding Judges of the Court Court of Kenton County Kentucky that full faith and credit are due to him in all his official acts and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine In witness whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of the said Court this 13 th day of Jan- uary 1852. N. B. Stephens, Clerk By M c Matheny D.C.

72,339.
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State of Ohio } S.S. County of Butler }
On this 5 th day of April A.D. one thousand Eight hundred and fifty five (1855) personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Butler and State of Ohio, Lydia Freeman, aged 62 Years a resident of the Township of Oxford County of Butler and State of Ohio, who being duly sworn according to law declares that she is the widow of John Freeman, deceased who was a soldier in the revolutionary war and drew in his life time a pension of Eighty dollars annually. That she does not recollect how he served in what company and regiment. That he drew his pension office at Cincinnati Hamilton County Ohio that she is also a Pensioner and draws a pension from the General Government, at Cincinnati agency, from Joel B. Green of the Pension Agency at Cincinnati Ohio that her pension is Eighty dollars drawn at the 4 th of March and in September, one half of said Eighty (80) dollars each of said times. She further states that she don't remember the date of her marriage with John Freeman her said husband, that her name was before her marriage Lydia Stout that her husband died in September year she don't remember and that she is now a widow. That her name is on the pension rolls at the Department in Washington a page 162. She makes this declaration for the

the purpose of obtaining any Bounty Land to which she may be entitled under Act of March 3 d 1855, that if she is entitled to any bounty land for any other service she hereby relinquishes her claim to it. That she has never made application nor received any Bounty Land under any law or Act of Congress.
That she wishes all communications and the warrant to which she may be entitled be sent for her to Mansford Smith Oxford Butler County Ohio
That she refers the Department to the proof and application for Pension made by both the said John Freeman and since his death by the said Lydia Freeman
Lydia Freeman
We W. H. Smith and Warner Freeman residents of the Township of Oxford, County of Butler and State of Ohio upon our oaths declare that the foregoing was signed and acknowledged in our presence by the said Lydia Freeman, and that we know from the appearance and statements of the applicant and from our acquaintance with her that she is the identical person she represents herself to be, that she still remains a widow, and the said Warner Freeman for himself says that he was present at the death of the said John Freeman, that he knows the said John Freeman above a period of his life time. That the present applicant is

for purpose of obtaining any Bounty Land to which she may be entitled under Act of March 3 d 1855, that if she is entitled to any bounty land for any other service she hereby relinquishes her claim to it. That she has never made application nor received any Bounty Land under any law or act of Congress.
That she wishes all communications and the warrant to which she may be entitled be sent for her to Ransford Smith Oxford Butler County Ohio
That she refers the Department to the proof and application for Pension made by both the said John Freeman and since his death by the said Lydia Freeman
Lydia Freeman
We W. H. Smith and Warner Freeman residents of the Township of Oxford, County of Butler and State of Ohio upon our oaths declare that the foregoing was signed and acknowledged in our presence by the said Lydia Freeman; and that we know from the appearance and statements of the appli- cant and from our acquaintance with her that she is the identical person she represents herself to be, that she still rem- ains a widow, and the said Warner Freeman for himself says that he was present at the death of the said John Freeman, that he knows the said John Freeman above a period in his life time. That the present applicant is

his widow that she is the said Lydia Freeman still remains and now is a widow. That she draws a pension. This he knows from his intimate relation and acquaintance with her and from having attended to her Pension business as her agent
Lydia Freeman Widow
The foregoing application or declaration and affidavits were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons, that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be and that I have no interest in this claim. That I know the said Lydia Freeman to be the widow of the said John Freeman and to remain and now be a widow having long been acquainted with the said persons and having made out the Pension papers of both of them many times the said John Freeman in his life time
James Crawford
State of Ohio Butler County ss
I Michael C Ryan Clerk of the Court of said County certify that James Crawford is and was at the time of making the foregoing signatures (which I certify to be genuine) an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County having been duly Commissioned and sworn
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the Seal of said Court and subscribed my name this 6 th day of April A D 1858
M. C. Ryan. CLK
But can plead

OW 8834
3563
Lydia Foceman
20d

U. S. Pension Agency,
COLUMBUS
June. 4, 1881.
Non
Non Commissioner of Pensions.
Sir:
I hereby report that the name of Lydia Freeman wid John (Act July 3. 53) who was a pensioner on the rolls of this Agency, under Certificate No. 3563, and who was last paid at $8 to mch 4 1878, has been dropped because of failure to claim pension
Very respectfully,
A. T. W. Koff
Pension Agent.
A. T. W. Koff
Every name dropped to be thus reported at once.

John Freeman
Ohio
No 2357.
from 1777 to 1783. $80 per m.

BRIEF in the case of  John Freeman  of  Cullum County  in the State of  Ohio.  (Act 7 June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 69 Years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.      April In 1778 he enlisted for 3 years service 2 Private Gen. Brig d Glover  Col. Smith, Tupper & Somerville  Capt Chambers (company)  "6 th Regiment of the Line"  Massachusetts   
 5. In what battles was he engaged? White Plains, York Town  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Farningham, Massachusetts  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary on Roll of Tupper Regt for 3 yrs Spring of 77  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Chas Little  Examining Clerk.

Married on the 30th day of June 1828 by Abraham Martin, Esquire, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County aforesaid, John Freeman to Lydia Stout. —
The State of Ohio Butler County S.S.
Thomas H. Wilkins Judge of the Probate Court in and for the County of Butler aforesaid, do hereby certify the foregoing to be a true copy of the Marriage of John Freeman and Lydia Stout, as returned and recorded in the "Record of Marriages", of the Records of Butler County Ohio —
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Affixed the Official Seal of said Court of Probate at Hamilton, Ohio, this 21st day of March A.D. 1853.
Thos H Wilkins Probate Judge

Married on the 30th day of June 1828 by Abraham Martin, Esquire, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County aforesaid, John Freeman to Lydia Stout. —
The State of Ohio Butler County S.S.
I Thomas H. Wilkins Judge of the Probate Court in and for the County of Butler aforesaid, do hereby certify the foregoing to be a true Copy of the Marriage of John Freeman and Lydia Stout, as returned and recorded in the "Record of Marriages", of the Records of Butler County Ohio —
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Affixed the Official Seal of said Court of Probate at Hamilton, Ohio, this 21st day of March A.D. 1853.
Thos H Wilkins Probate Judge

2357
John Freeman A Revolutionary Soldier
PO
John Reilly
hundred and thirty live.

The State of Ohio } Butler County } } } } }
Court of Common Pleas of the Term of July 1832 -
On this 1st day of August in the year 1832, personally appeared before the Hon. the Associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas sitting within and for the County of Butler in the State of Ohio John Freeman a resident of Oxford Township in the County of Butler in the State of Ohio aged sixty nine years, who being first duly sworn, according to Law, doth on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 - That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the year of 1778 or 1779 he thinks it was 1779 in, April of that year, the following facts lead him to this conclusion: that is, he had served as an enlisted soldier about two years and a half previous to the capture of Lord Cornwallis which was in October 1781 - he enlisted under a committee of the Town of Framingham in Massachusetts twenty six miles from Boston - he was marched from thence to West Point he thinks, under the command of Adjutant Trefler, where father was a Colonel - he then served in the Sixth Regiment, he thinks it was, of the line under the following named officers - General Glover commanded the Brigade Colonel Smith commanded the Regiment; and the Company to which he was attached, was commanded by Captain Chanbers - Applicant resided in the said Town Framingham, when he enlisted as aforesaid - he further states that he so enlisted for the term of Three years - after he was taken to West Point, which was immediately after his enlistment - he was kept at West Point at least three weeks the place of headquarters for about two years of his service - at which place they wintered twice in succession - during this time however, Applicant was several times at Philadelphia - at least twice - at one of which times he was required to go there, in consequence of the Congr

efs having been driven from thence by the dissatisfied or disaffected American soldiery - at this time he was commanded by Colonel Tappan - some of the refractory were then taken and sentenced to be shot but was afterwards reprieved - Previous to this however, he was at the battle of the White Plains under the command of Colonel Scamuel this battle he then he was fought in the year 1779 in the summer season - after this he was returned to West Point, and from thence he was moved under the command of said Colonel Scamuel to Virginia and was in the battle of Little York at the surrender of Lord Cornwallis in 1781 - from thence he went to Philadelphia where a number of the soldiery, had the small pox - from thence he was again taken back to West Point and joined his regiment; a short time after which he was ordered back to Philadelphia he believes under the command of Colonel Tappan, to protect the Engravers from the violence of the disaffected party, as aforesaid - Applicant will here remark, that the Regiment to which he was attached when he was marched to Virginia, under the command of Col Scamuel, was made up of picked men, from the several companies then at West Point - and previous to his having been ordered as aforesaid, to Philadelphia, he thinks he was attached to his former regiment - which then, was commanded by Colonel Tappan as aforesaid - after his return from Philadelphia to West Point he was discharged - he received a written discharge from a General Sackman, who was then at West Point but the same has been long since lost - his discharge was not received in the winter after the Battle at York Town, he thinks in the month of February or March of that winter - he states that if he had served to the month of April following, he would have served as aforesaid for the term of three years - the whole time for which he was enlisted - Applicant thinks he was born in December in the year 1763 - he has no correct record of his age - he is of the opin

in that he was from fifteen to sixteen years old when he enlisted as aforesaid - he further believes that should his name not be enrolled in the War Department - that full evidence of his having enlisted as aforesaid, may be had by writing to the Town of Farmingham in Massachusetts at which place he believes the records or rolls are yet preserved - The Com- ittee under whom he enlisted were very particular to take his name age size and complexion &c - Applicant states that he was born in the city of Boston - that he always resided in the state of Massachusetts previous to his enlistment - that he resided in said state more than a year after his term of service expired - after which he resided in Vermont New York &c and has been living for sixteen or seventeen years in Butler County state of Ohio, where he now resides - he states that he is personally known to John Bridgeford Charles Wakeland his son Joel Collins one of the judges of Butler court plus Thomas G. Bridgeford and others of his neighbourhood and who can testify as applicant believes, to his character for truth and veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the revol- ution
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state
Sworn to and subscribed in open Court the 1st day of August 1832 - John Reily Clerk
John his Freeman mark
We Thomas G Bridgeford & Charles Wakeland residing in the County of Butler and state of Ohio hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Freeman who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be 69 years of age - that he is reputed and believed in the neighbour- hood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion -
Sworn and subscribed in open Court the day and year aforesaid John Reily Clerk
Thomas G. Bridgeford Charles Wakeland

And the Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he stated. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Thomas G Bridgford & Charles Wakeland who has signed the preceding certificate are residents in the County of Butler and State of Ohio and are creditable persons and that their statements are entitled to credit -
I John Reily Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Butler aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Freeman for a pension.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office at Hamilton this fourth day of August, One thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
John Reily

August 2, 1939.
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Lovie M. Tedford 3019 Logan Boulevard Chicago, Illinois
BA-J/ady am John Freeman W.8834
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter relative to John Freeman, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
The data contained herein were obtained from papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim, W.8834, based upon the military service of John Freeman in that war.
John Freeman was born in December, 1763, day, not given, in the City of Boston. The names of his parents are not shown.
While a resident of Framingham, Massachusetts, he enlisted in April 1779, in Captain Chambers' Company, Sixth Massachusetts Regiment, was in an engagement at White Plains in the summer of 1779, was in Colonel Tupper's Massachusetts Regiment in Philadelphia, when Congress was driven from there, and was in Colonel Scamell's Regiment when that regiment marched to Virginia, was in the battle of Yorktown and surrender of Cornwallis, then returned to headquarters at West Point and joined his regiment then commanded by Colonel Smith and was discharged in February or March following.
For more than a year after his service he lived in Massachusetts, and then in Vermont and New York.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 1, 1832, while a resident of Oxford Township, Butler County, Ohio, in which county he had resided sixteen or eighteen years. He died September 21, 1848, in Butler County, Ohio.
Soldier married June 5, 1828, in Oxford Township,

Butler County, Ohio, Lydia Stout.
Soldier's widow, Lydia, was allowed pension on her application executed March 21, 1855, while a resident of Oxford Township, Butler County, Ohio.
In 1870, she was living in College Corner, Butler County, Ohio, and was then aged seventy-six years.
In 1855, one Warner or Werner Freeman was a resident of Oxford Township, Butler County, Ohio, relationship to soldier not stated. There are no further family data.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name of person paid and possibly the death date of widow, you should apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C., and cite the following data: "Lydia Freeman, widow of John Freeman, Certificate No. 3563, issued June 18, 1870, $80.00 per annum, commenced July 27, 1868, Act of February 3, 1853, and increased to $96.00 per annum under the Act of July 27, 1868, Ohio Agency".
Very truly yours
G. H. SWEET Acting Executive Assistant to the Administrator

THIS FRAUDULENT CLAIM WAS OMITTED FROM THE HISTORY.
This woman stated the soldier married her (Lydia Right or Rihl) January 21, 1793 in Bedford County, Pennsylvania.
"She resided with the soldier for thirty-two and one half years previous to his death in Butler County, Ohio, previous thereto in Hamilton County, Ohio and previous thereto in Pennsylvania. In March 1849 she moved from Oxford, Ohio, to Kenton County, Kentucky.
Soldier died September 20, 1846 in Oxford, Butler County, Ohio, aged eighty-nine years.
Their children: Leonora, the oldest child, married Thomas L. Woodeson, and was a resident of Kenton County, Kentucky in 1849 and 1852; Margaret, the second child; John the third child was living in Iowa in 1852; Samuel; Rachel; Polley; Abraham; Sarah and Hiram. Rachel, Polley and Abraham were dead in 1852, but lived to years of maturity."
Lydia Freeman applied for pension January 13, 1852 while a resident of Kenton County, Kentucky, aged eighty-two years. She received $516.45 in all, which she returned, when the next year the widow of the soldier, Lydia Stout Freeman, applied and received her pension. (an increase in pension and also land).

1732 Annually Lydia Freeman widow of John who was a Private in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
20 September 1846. Certificate of Pension issued the 18 th day of April 1853 and sent to
J. G. Austin Esq. Present
[ Acts of March 3, 1843, & June 17, 1844.]
Recorded in Book A. Vol. 2. Page 180

3.563. Ohio Cincinnati Lydia Freeman widow of John who served in the Revolutiona- ry war, as a private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80. Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on the 3d February, 1853.
Certificate of Pension issued 2 d day of February 1854. and sent to
J. M. Thayer Present.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 3, 1853, Page 112 Vol. cc
E. N. 2

Lydia Freeman
Wid of
John Freeman decd Roxbury Co Ky
6. J. McNulty Esq
Correspondence
Cash allowed April 1853 No Certificate as to value No 732. est 1844 for 20 1846 when in force D 4 1/2 1848
No 6074 est 2 July 1848 4th March 1848 D 4 1/2 Joseph 1853
Sent Certificates & March to attys - 20th April 1853
My Register Page 218
This Case turns out to have been fraudulent to attys. Lithos, under will. Effort all

9065
160 Acres

Hon L. P. Waldo Locust 2 of Rising Washington D. C.

Hillsborough May 26. 1854 Dear L. P. Wheeler
Dear Sir
Yours of the 24 th inst. is rec d . I suppose I am the person to which you allude — as by mail from Willi- —ngton C. Brewster, son of Sister Brewster & Cousin Charlotte Daughter of Cousin Charlotte whom you know Brewster sent me some pension papers while he was in Philadelphia sending them with some one according to my best recollection & I presented them according to his request & I don't recollect that I have heard from them since until I rec d your letter I may be mistaken but I presume he is the W. E. Brew- —ster referred to. This is all the information I can

give you on the subject as I kept no recommenda- tion printed such papers for all who sent them to me for that purpose -
Yours truly C. F. Cleveland

Declaration and statements made by claimant in Bona Fide claim for pension as widow of John Freeman.

additional evidence
Sydia Freeman
widow of John
susp. act 3. Feb. 53
Rev. Lee.
J. M. Thayer
Forest
Mass.

State of Ohio Butler County
Before me a Notary Public in and for the County and State aforesaid personally came Mrs Lydia Freeman and made oath in due form of law that her name before her marriage with John Freeman late of the County of Butler Ohio deceased was Lydia Stout and further says Not
Attest W. H. Smith
Lydia Freeman
Sworn to and Subscribed before me this 17 th day of October A.D. 1855 and I do hereby certify that the said Lydia Freeman is well known to me to be the identical person she represents herself to be in the foregoing affidavit In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official Seal the day and year last above written W. H. Smith Notary Public

The State of Ohio Butler County ss
I Michael C. Ryan Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Butler and State of Ohio do hereby certify that William H. Smith Esquire before whom the foregoing acknowledgment appears to have been taken or made was at the time of taking subscribing the same and has been since the 25 th day of October A.D. 1850 an acting Notary Public within and for said County duly Commissioned and qualified as Notary Public within and for said County that full faith and credit are due and should be given to all his official acts as such and that his name subscribed thereto is of his own proper handwriting
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court at Hamilton this 21 st day of October A.D. 1853
M. C. Ryan Clerk By E. A. Dalton Deputy

Mr Coombs
I wish you could make it convenient to call at my office this evening at 3 o'clock as I have court sitting in relation to that matter J. L. Ruffin Jun 13/54

T. M. SNOWDON.
GEORGE F. OTTE.
SNOWDON & OTTE, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL CURTAIN, UPHOLSTERY —AND— BEDDING WAREHOUSE. No. 21 WEST FOURTH ST. Between Main and Walnut, South Side, CINCINNATI.
Satin D'Laines, Damasks, Lace and Muslin Curtains, Gilt Cornices, Window Shades, Curtain Bands, &c.
SHEETINGS, TABLE LINENS, TOWELINGS AND NAPKINS, Cocoa Mattings, Door Mats and Oil Cloths, Spring, Hair, Cotton and Husk Mattresses, and all kinds of Bedding constantly on hand.
COLUMBIAN PRINT.

State of Indiana Union County } 388
Personally appeared before me Mrs L. Freeman who after being duly sworn by me according to law deposes and says that she is to inform said that the distance is so far for her to travel without serious inconvenience or endanger- ing her health
Lydia Freeman
Subscribed and sworn to by Mrs L. Freeman this 24th day of May, A.D. 1870 William Smith Justice of the peace

Cincinnati,
18
State of Ohio Indiana, On this 16 th day of May o A D 1870 personally Union County ss. appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in and for said County A W Austin of College Corner O and J M K Heoer of College Corner O whom I certify to be respectable persons, and who being duly sworn according to law, declare that they are well acquainted with Lydia Freeman, who is the widow of John Freeman, and know her to be the identical person named in the within application for increase of pension. They further swear that she still remains a widow, and has never remarried since the death of her husband John Freeman, and further that they have no interest in the prosecution of this claim for increase under act July 27, 1868.
(1) A W Austin (2) J M K Heoer
Sworn to and subscribed before me, the day and year above written and I certify that I have no interest direct or indirect in the prosecution of this claim
William Smith (Seal) Justice of the Peace

Cincinnati, May 28 1870
Hon d J. Van Aernam Comr of Pensions Sir:
I have the honor to enclose the application of Lydia Freeman, a pensioner entitled to increase under act July 27, 1868. It is her request that you send her Increase certificate to my address, as she desires me to prepare proper vouchers and forward to her that she may collect the arrears of pension.
Very Respectfully
L. S. Darter Care of U. S. Pension Agency

No. 72839
ACT OF MARCH 3, 1855.
Received Apr. 16, 1855
John Freeman Rev. War
Warrant 90 65-160-55
Ransford Smith Oxford Q -

607 Kentucky Lydia Freeman widow of John who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private
1853 Luc. Collee to Anne L. P. 651 " Mr Burt July 14, 53
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 20 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18th day of July 1853 and sent to
J. G. Austin Esq. Present
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 223 Vol. 3

N o Feb. 7. 1852
Lydia Freeman widow of John Freeman married before 1794
Feb 7 1852 Lydia Freeman G. H. Groom No. 104.
5/8 m
1/2 m

Application for Increase Act July 27/68
OFFICIAL BUSINESS.
Hon. H. VAN AERNAM,
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington City, D. C.

Declaration and statements made by Claimant in Fraudulent Claim for pension as widow of John Freeman.

Lydia Freeman widow of John Freeman deceased
Kentucky Lushended Roll act 1844. s. 1848
Power of attus
Jas. G. Austin attus Present

Know all men by these presents, That I Sydia Freeman of the county of Rowton and State of Kentucky have constituted and appointed, and by these presents do constitute and appoint James G Austin of Washington City, my true and lawful attorney, irrevocably for me and in my name to receive from the United States all such sum or sums of money as may be due me on any account whatsoever, and especially to ask, demand, and receive of the the Commissioner of Pensions all papers which may have been filed by me or my attorney in my application for a Pension, hereby revoking all former powers of attorney by me given to any person whomsoever
and in my name to execute such receipts and acquittances for the same as may be necessary, and generally to do all lawful acts and things touching the premises; and an attorney or attorneys under him for the purposes aforesaid, to make and at his pleasure to revoke; hereby confirming all and whatsoever my said attorney shall lawfully do or cause to be done in the premises, by virtue of these presents.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this
Thirty-First
day of August 1852.
Witness - C. C. Sapp William H. Hubbard
Sydia Freeman Her Mark
State of Kentucky } to wit: County of Rowton }
On this Thirty-First day of August 1852, Sydia Freeman personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace
in and for the County aforesaid, and acknowledged the above power of attorney to be his act and deed for the purposes therein expressed
Wm H. Marshall J. P.
State of Kentucky } to wit: County of Rowton }
I hereby certify that William H. Marshall Esq. , before whom the above acknowledgment was made, and who has hereunto subscribed his name, was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn.
TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the County Court, for the County aforesaid, this Thirty First day of August , 1852.
M. B. Taylor Clerk.
By M c Mackow D. Lee

took to this case Lydia Freeman widow of John Freeman deceased Revolutionary Claims Kentucky Suspended Roll
acts, 1844 & 1848 Examined & Malt atty, Sept 19/52
New Power of Atty & filed Sept 12 th 1852 to examine her papers —
J. G. Austin

Shawport, Ky., Sept 1 1852
Mr Austin
Dear Sir - I enclose a power of attorney from Mrs Lydia Freeman widow of John Freeman, deceased. She made application for a Pension through one C. H. Cleveland a member of Congress and he sent her the following letter from the Commission of Pensions. You will please examine the papers and see what is necessary to be done in the case and send me papers with instructions as to what is to be done in the case by way of completing the evidence. She says her husband drew 80$ per annum, and died the 20 th day of September 1846. I have made a contract with her by which we are to get one-half of all arrears coming to her. There is no doubt but it is a perfectly good case. Please send some forms of evidence in this case so I shall know how to proceed. I wish you would give this case immediate attention. Let me hear from you soon.
Very Respectfully
C. J. McMillan Jr

A true copy of a letter from James E. Hatt Commiss'rs of Pensions to Mrs Lydia Free- man - relative to her application for a Pen- sion - addressed to C. F. Cleveland M.C.C.
Pension office May 31 1882
Sir
I have examined the claim of Mrs L. Freeman of Ky, widow of John, late of Ohio for a Pension under the act of 17 th June 1844 and 2 d Feb'y 1848. The date of the marriage is not established in accordance with the rules of this office. If there is no record of it in the County, Church, or town in which it took place, a cut-out of the Clerk should certify the fact. If there is no family record, as stated, the ages of some of the children should be proved showing from their age that the parents must have been married before January 1794. Two witnesses in this case have sworn they were present at the mar- riage in January 1793 but they men- tion no incident or historical event to enable us to judge of their ability to recollect with such precision the date of so common place an event at such a remote period. The date of the death of John Freeman must

be proved by the undertaker, the Physician who attended him in his last illness, the minister who officiated at the funeral or any other person who kept a record of it
Very Respectfully
Your obedt Servt
J. E. Heath
Commissr
Mrs F. says she was married by Jas. Rutter a Baptist minister in Bedford County Pa, on the 21st day of January 1793 that the record of the family was de- stroyed by her grandchildren in the house of her daughter many years ago This is the case as near as I can state it,
Respy C. J. M.
P.S. She says there is no County or Church record of her marriage record that she knows of. I have one or two other cases in some hand.
Respy C. J. M.

Oct 29/52 Recd from atty, affidavits of Ann Burnham an old & Respectable Lady, to the Marriage & clearly set out Circumstances Bridesmaid H - also affidavit James Anderson of McLean Co Ill who made Coffin & attend funeral of Freeman 20 th Sept 1846.
all properly Certified Credible & H & C.
Filed in Perrin's office Nov 2 nd 1852 & wrote atty, Certificate Sufficient
J. G. Austin.
Dec 2 nd . Recd & filed Bedford Co Clerks Certificate No Record of Marriage filed in Perrin's office same day

No 774
Lydia Freeman wid of John
Kentucky suspended
Roll B. J. McNulty Jr Esq Cincinnati Ohio Sept 17. 1852 Examined papers
Austin
April 19 th 1853 This claim allowed & I Recd 2 Certificates one under act of 17 th June 1844 $80 per annum from 20 th Sept 1846 when Husband died — & one act 2 nd July 1848 $80 per annum
from 20 th Sept 1846 to 4 th March 1848 5 mo 1/3 cent $186.63 & from 4 th March 1848 to 4 th March 1853 5 years $400 $516.63
First Enclosure to atty for Mrs — ben & half —

$128.04
April 28 th 1853
Rec d from Mc Nutty In Cincinnati Ohio. a Return & ask d of Certificates & vouchers in case of Mrs Freeman. in Draft on N.Y. for $128.04, Ohio Life Insurance Trust Co Ohio Cin ! date April 25 th 1853 J.P. Nichol cash To G.W. Rockwell Cashier New York —
J. G. Austin
Washington D.C.
Deposited it with Chubb Brothers —
3
3

John Freeman, Butler Co Ohio Pensioner act of 1832. Prior Capt Chambers Co Col Smith Regt Mass Troops War of Rev. for 2 Years from 1778
Pensioned under act of 1832 at $80. Cert issued 7 th Nov 1832 & sent from Woods Hamilton Ohio.
Pensioner died 20 th Sept 1846 in Oxford Butler Co O.
Left Widd Lydia Freeman who made application for pension, before Judge of Court, 82 years of age in Kenton Co Ky, 13 th Jan y 1852. No family Recd. No Public Recd. 2 Wits sworn clearly to marriage believed to have Church & neighborhood Marriage before 1794. Wits V th Jacob Burnham aged 73. Samuel Parmalee 78. of Kenton Co Ky his old Certificate is returned and on file with her Dec & probat.
Endorsed on envelope "acts 17 th June 1844 & 2 nd Feb y 1848.
Suspended
Letters to Hon C. F. Cleveland H of Reps May 31 st 1852.

Write Nov 24/52 Clerk of Bradford Co Pa for Certificate I sent 11 — Copy
Pension Office May 31. 1852
Sir I have examined the claim of Lydia Freeman of the Wid of John Late of Ohio for a pension under the act of 17 June 1844, & 2 o February 1848 the date of the Marriage is not Established in accordance with the Rules of this Office. if there is no record of it in the County, Church or Town in Which it took, a Certificate of the Clerk Should Certify the fact. if there is no family register as stated. the age of some of the Children Should be proved. showing from their age that the parents Must have been Married before Jan'y 1794. Two Witnes in this case have sworn they were present at the Marriage in Jan'y 1793. but they mention no incident or historical event to Enable us to Judge of their ability to recollect with such precision the date of so common place an event at such a remote period. The date of the death of John Freeman Must be proved by the undertaker, the Physician who attended him in his last illness - The Minister who officiated at the funeral or any other person who kept a Record of it
Wm C. F. Cleveland H of Reps }

Washington D. C. Nov 1 st 1852
Jas E. Heath Esq. Counsel of Pensions Sir
Wherein please find add- ition Evidence in the claim of Lydia Freeman widow of John Freeman a Revolutionary Pensioner deceased —
I trust this Evidence must conclude this Case — and entirely obviate the objection to its admission contained in your letter of the 31 st May 1852 to the Hon C. F. Cleveland H. of R.
Claim of the Wid is under acts 1844 & 1848. Kentucky suspended Roll I — I am the regularly consti- tuted atty in this Case as will be perceived by My Power of attorny on file with the original papers —
Respectfully Yours James G. Austin Atty Present

Additional Evidence Lydia Freeman wid of John Freeman
Clerk's Certificate
additional Evidence Rev Pension Claim acts of 1844. & 1848
Jas G. Austin Atty Present

Bedford County ss
I D Washabaugh Portmaster of the court of common Pleas in & for said county do certify that there is no Record of the Marriage of Lydia Wright or Freeman to John Freeman on file in this Office
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Office at Bedford the 27 th day of November A D 1852
D Washabaugh P.M.
Dear G Austin Esq
Dr Sir, Marriages, have never, until recently been registered in this Office, and unfortunately for many no record has been kept of them, except in fam- ily Records—
Respectfully—
Yours &c
D Washabaugh

Lydia Freeman widow of John Henton Co Ky adm d 17 June 44 th 2 yrs pri $ 80. per annum from 20. September 1846 When her husband died.
Cert to J. G. Austin Esq Present

Brief in the case of Lydia Freeman, widow of John. Butler County and State of Ohio. act 3 rd Feby: 1853.
Claim, ("original," or " for increase ")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Husband was a pensioner under the Act of June 1832.
Second evidence of marriage.
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
J. M. Moyer, Esq. Present Post Office, Name and residence of Agent
Mass.
E. C. Ryn. W. Examining Clerk.

Brief in the case of
Sydia Freeman Miron & Ino County and State of Kentucky act 15 17 June '46, etc
Claim, ("original," for increase )
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
This bond was a pension act June 7 1832 - Parol proof of marriage
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Name and residence of Agent, John H. Harkness Paris
Thomas R. Rife
Examining Clerk.

John Freeman
$80.
Payments to be made at Cincinnati, O. by the Rev. W. S. B. Bk Agent for paying Pension- ers, in the Agency of Ohio.
Recorded by C. S. Rice Clerk, in Book D. Vol. 1, page 34.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim.
I certify that, in conformity with the Law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, John Freeman of the State of Ohio who was a private in the Army of the Revolution
is entitled to receive — Eighty — dollars and cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and continuing until annual payment on the 4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this — 7 th day of November one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two.
Lee Secretary of War.
Examined and Countersigned. }
J. G. Edwards
R
in Pennsylvania previous to that
March 1844 ... B. M. ... 6. 6 ... 6. 6 ...

Willow

Brief in the Case of Lydia Freeman, Widow of John Freeman and Prior Rev War. College Corner Butler County and State of Ohio.
Act 2 d Sec Feb 3. 1853 Am 13 th Sec Act July 27. 1868
CLAIM FOR NEW PENSION CERTIFICATE,
PROOF EXHIBITED,
A pension on the roll of Ohio at $80.00 pr Ann. She surrendered her certificate and applied for increase as provided in Sec 13. Act July 27. 1868.
Adulthood and Continued Widowhood shown
Admitted June 25. 1870 to pension at $96.00 pr. Ann to commence July 27. 1868 deducting payments since
Name and residence of Agent.
Claimant C.W. D. A. Carter
U.S. Pension Agency Cincinnati
W. E. Trask Examining Clerk.
D.E.
O.

Mr Randall

Ohio Falls (Ind) Act June 7 1832 $80 per annum
Bandit
Pension Office Apr 15 1833
Mr. Freeman To what time?
Triplett
Paid to 4 th Sept. 1846.
1846.

Cydia Freeman
Payment to be made at Cincinnati by
Jack C. Green.
Agent for paying Pensioners, in the Agency of
Ohio.
Payable on the 4th September and 4th March
Recorded in the Pension Office on the Roll of Pensioners under act February 3d, 1853, Page 162 . Vol. A
J. S. Getty Clerk.
Case of William Freeman Ohio

copy the following literally DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. WIDOW'S PENSION.
I certify that in conformity with the 2d section of the act of Feb- ruary 3, 1853,
Cydia Freeman
widow of John Freeman
who was a Private in the revolutionary war, is inscribed on the pension list at the rate of (Eighty) dollars and _____ cents per annum, commencing on the 3d of February, 1853, and continuing for life, unless she should again marry; in which case the Pension is not payable after the time of such marriage.
Given at the Department of the Interior, this Second day of February . one thousand eight hundred and fifty four .
N. Noble Secretary of the Interior.
Examined and Countersigned.
L. P. Wallace Commissioner of Pensions.

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of John Freeman which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides ? Yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides ? Yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so ? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served ? yes V. *Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled ? Yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations ? Yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832 ? yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion ? Yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate ? Yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed ? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal ? Yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service?
No (clergyman)
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
No
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?
Yes
XIV. †If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility?
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
XVI. ‡Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?
Yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?
Yes
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
“Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For _____ year _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension.”

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.
†QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the affidavits must be properly authenticated, as above directed.
†QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

$516.45
Amount Paid
Lydia Freeman
wid 2
John - act 1844, p. 48
Receipts of the agent
W. S. at
Louisville Ky
for the Mowing Act
Filled by J. G. Austin
attys
Present

Louisville July 6th 1853.
Received of Lydia Freeman by the hands of D. W. McNulty One hundred and six = =teen dollars and forty five cents - In full of the amount paid her by Wm. R. Vance Esq. former pension agent at this place on the 28th. day of April 1853 being a payment on the certificate to her under the act of the 17th. day of June 1844 and said payment being from the 20th. of Sept. 1846 to 4th. March 1848. $116. \frac{45}{100}
Isaac Caldwell
pension agent
Louisville July 6th. 1853
Rec d of Lydia Freeman by the hands of D. W. McNulty Four hundred dollars - In full of the amount paid her by Wm R. Vance Esq. former pension agent at this place on the 28th. day of April 1853. being a payment on the certificate to her under the act of the 2nd. February 1848 and said payment being from 4th of March 1848 to the 4th. March 1853.
$400. 00
Isaac Caldwell
pension agent

Lydia Freeman Oxford Pownal
Butler Co Ohio
State this in my last Letter to Mc Nutt when I hear from Commissioner of Pensions
July 11 th 1853

Lydia Freeman
Lydia Freeman
act 2 nd Feby 1848
Payment to be made at
Certificate No 2.
Louisville
by
M rs R. Vance (Mrs)
Keep this —
Agent for paying Pensioners, in the Agency of
H. H. Shelby
Payable on the 4th September and 4th March
Recorded in the Pension Office on the Roll of Pensioners under act February 2d, 1848, Page 233. Vol. 3.
J. C. Weigle Clerk.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. WIDOW'S PENSION.
I certify that in conformity with the act of February 2d, 1848, Sydia Freeman widow of John Freeman who was a Private in the revolutionary war, is inscribed on the pension list at the rate of Eighty dollars and  cents per annum, commencing on the 4th of March, 1848, and continuing for life, unless she should again marry; in which case the Pension is not payable after the time of such marriage.
Given at the Department of the Interior, this eighteenth day of April one thousand eight hundred and fifty three.
N. Webster
Secretary of the Interior.
Examined and Countersigned.
S. M. Mole Commissioner of Pensions.

W. W. McNulty Esq.
Letter
Death of his
brother -
around June
26th 1853
Sunday

Cincinnati, June 23d. 1853.
James G. Austin, Esq.
Sir - I hasten to announce to you the melancholy intelligence of the death of my brother Charles V. McHugh Jr. He died on the afternoon of the 21st instant of Apoplexy, after an illness of only a few hours. He had been absent on business connected with the business in which you and he have been for some time engaged. He returned on Tuesday morning last quite ill and about 12 o'clock was suddenly seized with Apoplexy - and died at 1/2 2 o'clock.
He left some money in my hands, which he said was to be disposed of as you directed, about $400.00 in all. He also left a Land Warrant, on which there is due for fees $4.00 to each of you and as soon as I collect it I shall forward the same to you. The $400 is money which he says was paid erroneously to Mrs. F. Newman. Please write me forthwith in relation to your business -
Yours truly
M. M. McHugh

Cincinnati, June 12 1853 J. G. Austin Esq Dear Sir
Your letter in relation to the claim of Lydia Freeman, widow of John has just been received and I am perfectly astounded at its contents. One of two things is certain either I have been egregiously imposed on & deceived or else the new claim of which you speak is a fraudulent one. You will recollect that the claim of Mrs Freeman had been presented by some one else before I had any knowledge of it - and was suspended for want of evidence &c &c. I was written to by one John Thompson, for Mrs Freeman concerning her claim. I went to see her and she made affidavit and also produced other evidence in support of her claim. Who the person was who originally presented the claim or was her attorney I am unable now to say but shall endeavor to ascertain, at all events

I shall go to see Mrs Freeman on tomorrow and ascertain all I can in relation to the matter - and if she be an illegal slave I shall endeavor to get from her the amount which has been paid, or compel her to pay over the whole of what she has received including what was paid to you & myself. - But if I cannot do that I will pay the whole amount myself rather than to have any trouble about it.
On thing I desire to know and that is from what quarter the new claim comes and who presented it, and where the claimants resides
If any thing be wrong I shall have it straightened up I assure you. I will go to morrow morning to see Mrs Freeman and get all the information I can in relation to the matter and write you forthwith. In the meantime write me and let me know where Mrs Freeman, the one who now claims, resides - for she be another person

entirely - At present I can form no idea of how the matter stands But shall know pretty soon, I think. Write immediately - and ad- vise what had better be done in relation to the matter if this Mrs Freeman is a fraudulent Claimant.
Yours in haste
C. M. May Jr
P.S. If the old woman who employed me be an impostor, I feel con- fident that I can get all back that was drawn from her and her relations, though I think it a thing impossible.

Relating to the case of
Lydia Freeman widow of Ohio widow of John susp. act B. Feb. 63.
J. M. Thayer Boston Mass

Boston Mass. Sept 17 th 1853.
Hon. S. P. Wilder, Commissioner of Pensions, Sir,
I have received your letter of 13 th inst. relating to the case of Lydia Freeman of Ohio widow of John Freeman , act 3 d Feb. 1853 , Rev. Pension susp d and take occasion to say that I shall not comply with the requisitions of that letter unless you, yourself after a personal examination of the case insist upon their being complied with.
The first requisition is, that I shall furnish evidence that authenticating the official character of M. H. Smith as Notary Public, before whom the affidavits of three witnesses, identifying Mrs Freeman as the widow of John Freeman a pensioner, were taken. I reply, that the paper itself bears the evidence upon it; that is, the seal of office. To what purpose is the seal of a Notary Public, if not to furnish evidence of the official

character of the Notary? To require the official character of one a person having a seal of office to be authenticated by another person, is certainly new, (and the office being one established by law with a seal of office.) How do you know that a county clerk is such, except by his seal of office? and do you not know by the same that a Notary Public is such, by his seal of office? What is one seal more than another?
But let us examine this matter a little further. A party in Washing- ton draws upon a party in Boston for a certain sum of money. A Bank in Washington cashes the draft and sends it to Boston for collection. But it is returned protes- ted for non acceptance or non payment. How do the parties in Washington know that it has been protested, except by the certificate of the Notary Public over his seal of office? No other authentication is even thought and yet suits at law are brought upon such evidence Take another case. The Governor of Massachusetts appoints a citizen

of Washington, not a Commissioner of Deeds, and to take depositions &c, such papers are received as evidence in all the courts of Massachusetts. Did any one ever fear that it was necessary to call upon the Governor to certify if he had appointed such a Commissioner, before the papers, executed before him, could be received? He simply has a seal as Commissioner and that is the evidence of his official character.
But without further argument, I will state, that Congress passed a special act about four years since in regard to Notaries Public which removes all difficulties in regard to this matter. I have not the laws of the United States at hand, and cannot refer to it. But this I know, that papers execu- ted before Notaries, having their seals upon them, and no further evidence of authentication, have under this act of the Congress, been received at the Pension Office and at the different Pension Agencies, and pensions paid out upon them.

an Examiner ought to know what the law is, before he rejects evidence which is taken in a legal manner.
I am also required to then furnish the name of Mrs Freeman prior to her marriage to John Freeman. In the letter of July 30 th no such requisition is made. When I fur- nished the affidavits of the three witnesses taken before Mr. H. Smith, a Notary Public, I complied with every requirement of the letter of 24 th July 30 th . Why was not this called for then, if necessary? Had not the examiner discernment enough to discover all the points on which further evidence was wanted? That has occurred in some like instances have occurred in some eight six or eight cases of mine under act 3 rd Feb. It would seem that a competent examiner might, after a thorough investigation set forth all the evidence he should require at once.
Mrs Freeman has made her declaration in the usual form, has proved her marriage by record evidence and she has identified herself as the widow of John Freeman, a pensioner of Butler co. Ohio, by the affidavits

of three witnesses certified to be credible, all of whom, if I remember right, state that they knew the said John Freeman and know the said Lydia, - that they lived together as man and wife. What has has her former name to do with with the matter? No rules laid down by the Pension Office require any such thing.
I have received several letters from your office in regard to cases under act 3 d Feb. Pen. Pension, which I am satisfied you never would have signed, if you had read them, letters containing mis palpable misstatements and blunders. I have submitted to them thus far quietly, but if such continue to be written, I intend to exhibit them to you for your personal examination inspection.
I ask that this case be attended to without delay, and if the examiner does not see fit to admit it, I have to request that you will examine it personally and not take the statement of the examiner as the basis of your action. Respectfully S. M. Maye

L. P. Waldo Esq
Commission of Pensions
Washington D.C.
July 11 th 1853
My Dear Sir..
I have the Extreme pleasure of herein enclosing & Returning to the Department of which you are the Chief. The certificate issued under act 2 d Feb 1848. to Mrs Lydia Freeman widow of John dec'd as well as Receipts from the Pension paying agent at Louisville Ky. of all the moneys paid her under the acts of 1847 & 48. which was drawn by her upon the papers filed in support of her claim under those acts & which have been found to be fraudulent - This case has much annoyed & perplexed me since the discovery of the fraud. & although I have been more or less engaged in attending to Rev claims for 12. years past. this is the first & only case which has been presented to me. which has proved to be tinctured with fraud - & I feel extremely pleased that I have been so fortunate in recalling the certificate & of obtaining the money so obtained from Government & I also congratulate your Honor in having the matter terminate so speedily & successfully & without cost to the Government - I trust your Honor has not at any time. imputed to me any knowledge or Design

of this fraudulent claim on my part, or my worthy but lamented friend C. G. McNulty Jr of Cincinnati Dec'd & whose sudden death I doubt not was induced by his labors in bringing about this matter so successfully & the mortification which he felt in being engaged in a claim which he found was fraudulent & he so imposed upon —
Will you do me the favor of giving me a certificate or Receipt of the facts & of the papers herewith returned —
I am Sir
Very Respectfully Yours
Darius G. Austin, Present

additional evidence
Sydia Freeman widow of John,
Ohio
susp. act 3. Feb. 43
Pen. Pension
J. M. Hayer Boston Mass

State of Ohio. County of Butler
On this first day of September eighteen hundred and fifty three, before me, a Notary Public Justice of the Peace in and for said county, perso- nally appeared Warner Freeman, Peter Sutton and Peter Sutton James Crawford , residents of Conford township in said county. Known to me to be credible witnesses, and made oath in due form of law that they are well acquainted with Lydia Freeman a resident of Conford township in said county, — that she is the widow of John Freeman late of said county of Butler, — that the said John Freeman was a pensioner of the United States at the rate of $80.00 per annum, — that he died in 1846, and the said Lydia Freeman has not intermarried since his death but still continues his widow, — that she is now an applicant for a pension.
Jamz Crawford Peter Sutton Warner Freeman
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written
W Smith Notary Public Justice of the Peace

June 25, 1936.
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Susan G. Pemsdell 1543 East Boulevard Apt. 5 Cleveland, Ohio
BA-J/ady John Freeman W.8834
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter relative to John Freeman, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
The data contained herein are obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim, W.8834, based upon the military service of John Freeman in that war.
John Freeman was born in December, 1763, in the city of Boston.
While a resident of Framingham, Massachusetts, he enlisted in April 1779, in Captain Chambers' Company, Sixth Massachusetts Regiment, was in an engagement at White Plains in the summer of 1779, was in Colonel Tupper's Massachusetts Regiment in Philadelphia when Congress was driven from there, and was in Colonel Scamell's Regiment when that regiment marched to Virginia, was in the battle of Yorktown and surrender of Cornwallis, then returned to headquarters at West Point and joined his regiment then commanded by Colonel Smith and was discharged in February or March following.
For more than a year after his service he lived in Massachusetts, and then in Vermont and New York.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 1, 1832, while a resident of Oxford Township, Butler County, Ohio, in which county he had resided sixteen or eighteen years. He died September 21, 1846, in Butler County, Ohio.
Soldier married June 5, 1828, in Oxford Township,

Butler County, Ohio, Lydia Stout.
Soldier's widow, Lydia, was allowed pension on her application executed March 21, 1853, while a resident of Oxford Township, Butler County, Ohio.
In 1870, she was living in College Corner, Butler County, Ohio, and was then aged seventy-six years.
In 1855, one Warner or Werner Freeman was a resident of Oxford Township, Butler County, Ohio, relationship to soldier not stated.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

September 20, 1932
BA-J/ADY
John Freeman- W.8834
Mr. George H. Freeman 30 North LaSalle Street, Room 1325 Chicago, Illinois
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter relative to one John Freeman, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
The data contained herein are obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim, W.8834, based upon the military service of John Freeman in that war.
John Freeman was born in December, 1763, in the city of Boston.
While a resident of Framingham, Massachusetts, he enlisted in April 1779, in Captain Chambers' company, Sixth Massachusetts regiment, was in an engagement at White Plains in the summer of 1779, was in Colonel Tupper's Massachusetts regiment in Philadelphia when Congress was driven from there, and was in Colonel Scammell's regiment when that regiment marched to Virginia, was in the battle of Yorktown and surrender of Cornwallis, then returned to headquarters at West Point and joined his regiment then commanded by Colonel Smith and was discharged in February or March following.
For more than a year after his service he lived in Massachusetts, and then in Vermont and New York.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 1, 1832, while a resident of Oxford township, Butler County, Ohio, in which county he had resided sixteen or eighteen years. He died September 21, 1846 in Butler County, Ohio.
Soldier married June 5, 1828 in Oxford Township,

Butler County, Ohio, Lydia Stout.
Soldier's widow, Lydia, was allowed pension on her application executed March 21, 1853, while a resident of Oxford Township, Butler County, Ohio.
In 1870, she was living in College Corner, Butler County, Ohio, and was then aged seventy-six years.
In 1855, one Warner or Werner Freeman was a resident of Oxford Township, Butler County, Ohio, relationship to soldier not stated.
Very truly yours
A.D.HILLER Assistant to Administrator.
Butler T. Stout widow's death mark M 6/13-

3019-Logan Blvd.
Chicago, Ill., June 23, 1939.
Bureau of Veteran's Administration, Navy Building, Washington, D.C.
My dear sirs,-- I am a descendent of John Freeman , of Butler County, Ohio will you please give me any and all the information you have about him ?
I'd like to have his war record, his age and when he married and his wife's name . How many children had they, and have you their names ? Can you give his father' s name -John Freeman' father's name ? Thank you.
Respectfully, Lovie M. Tedford
N.B.- In case there should be more than one John Freema in the records, can you identify my great grand- father by connecting him with his family of children and his wife-
John Freeman, father of Benjamin Freeman, lived in New J. or Ohio-he is supposed to have a pension, and his secon wife was named- Lydia Stout. had What was the first wife's anme ?
Died in Ohio-

June 3, 1936
Information Official Pension Bureau Washington D.C.
My dear Sir:- Could I, please, have a copy of the application for a certain pension for which I have the following data:-
Claimant:- John Freeman
Residence:- Oxford Township(?), Butler Co., Ohio
Service:- Continental Army (?)
Date of allowance of pension:- Nov. 7, 1832(?)
Pension Claim # W. 8834(?).
Thanking you for your attention, I am
Yours truly, Susan G. Ramsdell
Address:- Susan G. Ramsdell Apt. # 5, 1543 East Blvd. Cleveland, Ohio.
Chicago, Ill., Aug. 13, 1932.
To the Bureau of Pensioners, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:-
Will you kindly supply me copy of the data on the pension certificate of my ancestor, as follows:
JOHN FREEMAN born about 1760 and served from Attleborough, Mass. in Capt. Stephen Richardson's 4th Co. Col. Dagget's regt. etc., until 1781, under Col. Putnam, last .
While residing in Butler Co. O. at Hamilton, he received a pension for his service, and it is family lore also was in the 1812. I would like whatever family data that may be shown as our records are scant, with the exception of plenty hearing he served, etc.
Thanking you kindly to send this as early as possible so I may obtain membership in the S.A.R. , I am,
Very truly yours,
George H. Freeman Room 1325, #30 No. LaSalle Street, Chicago, Ill.

Revolution Massachusetts WIDOW, &c.
File No. 8834
Lydia Freeman Wid John Freeman Print Rev. War
Act: Febry 3 d  1863
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 237
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1932 Sept. 20 Visit to George H. Freeman Abn. 1936 June 25 Visit to son G. Ramsdell Park 1939 Aug. 2. Visit to son in Stamford, ad. g.

1628
Lydia Freeman, widow of John Freeman, act. Feby, 3 d / 53.
Set to J. M. Thayer, July, 30 th / 53, Sept. 23 rd " "

No. 774 Lydia Freeman widow of John Kentucky - Lit. Hon. & E. F. Cleveland N. of Reps. May 31 st 1852
Acts 17 th June/44 2 nd Feb./48

Declaration for Increase of Pension.
Lydia Freeman
ROBERT CLARKE & CO. Law Publishers, Booksellers & Stationers, 65 WEST FOURTH STREET, CINCINNATI, O.

Declaration for Increase of Pension.
[UNDER SECTION 13, ACT OF JULY 27, 1868.]
State of Indiana } ss. County of Union
On this 16 th day of May , A. D. one thousand eight hundred and Seventy personally appeared before me Wm Smith a Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid, Lydia Freeman aged 76 years, a resident of College Corner in the County of Butler and State of Ohio , who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that She is the identical Lydia Freeman to whom was granted Pension Certificate No. _____, payable at Cincinnati at the rate of Eighty dollars per month  annum , issued under the act of February 2 nd 1852; that She makes this declaration in order to secure the increase of her pension to which She is entitled under the thirteenth section of the act of July 27, 1868. She further declares that she still remains the widow of John Freeman and has not remarried since his death. My post office address is as follows College Corner Ohio
I further desire all Certificates and Communications regarding this application for arrears, to be forwarded to who is authorized to receive same for me
X Lydia Freeman Signature of Claimant.
Also personally appeared A. W. Austin and J. M. B. Hoover residents of College Corner , County of Butler , and State of Ohio persons whom I certify to be respectable and entitled to credit, and who, being by me duly sworn, say that they were present and saw Lydia Freeman sign her name to the foregoing declaration; and they further swear that they have every reason to believe, from the appearance of the applicant and their acquaintance with her , that She is the identical person She represents herself to be; and they further state that they have no interest in the prosecution of this claim.
A. W. Austin J. M. B. Hoover
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 16 th day of May , A. D. 1870; and I hereby certify that I have no interest, direct or indirect, in the prosecution of this claim, and that same was read and explained by me before signing of same or before making mark.
William Smith Justice of the Peace

THE STATE OF INDIANA, } ss: Memor COUNTY, }
CERTIFICATE TO DEED. Sold by Wm. Sheets, Indianapolis, Ind.
I, J. Davis, Clerk of the Memor Circuit Court, within and for the county of Memor aforesaid, do hereby certify that William Smith , Esq., whose certificate of acknowledgment is annexed to the instruments of writing to which this is attached, was at the date of making the same, to-wit: on the 16 day of May , 18 70 , an acting Justice of the Peace within and for said county of Memor , duly elected, commissioned and qualified according to law; and that the within and the acknowledgment thereto annexed, are executed in pursuance of the laws of the State of Indiana; and that I am acquainted with the handwriting of the said William Smith , Esq., and the signature purporting to be his, is genuine; and to all his official acts, full faith and credit are due, and of right ought to be given.
Witness, J. Davis , Clerk of said Court, and the Seal thereof, this 18 day of May , 18 70
J. Davis Clerk.

Additional Evidence Revolutionary Claims of Lydia Mrs. Freeman
widow of John Freeman deceased
|| Kentucky Suspended Roll
acts 1844. & 1848
Presented Nov. 1 st 1852
By Jas G. Austin Atty
Present
h a l l e

State of Illinois McLean County } S.S.
Before me a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, personally appeared James Anderson who having been by me duly sworn according to law makes oath and says that he was a resident of the town of Oxford, Butler County, Ohio, in the year 1846. That he carried on the Cabinet-making business in that place; and that as there was not in that place at that time a regular Undertaker he was frequently called upon to make Coffins; That on the 20 th day of September 1846, as appears by his Books, he was called upon by Henry Good and employed to make a Coffin for John Freeman; That he did make a Coffin for the said John Freeman, took it to his house and assisted in placing his body therein and afterwards attended his funeral. That he was well acquainted with the said deceased before his death and knows that he was a Soldier of the Revolution and for many years a Pensioner. That he also knew his family well - knows that he left a widow but does not know her first name. That he knows the said deceased must have died on the day above mentioned, because by reference to his Day Book for the Year 1846, he finds a charge of Nine Dollars made against the estate of John Freeman Deceased, for making a Coffin which charge was made under date of September 21 st 1846, which was certainly the day after the death of said deceased. He also states that full payment is credited on said account under Date of January

2 nd 1847. He states too that he is entirely disinterested in the matter of Mrs. Freeman's application for a Pension.
James Anderson
Acknowledged and sworn to this 18 th day of October 1852, and I certify that the above named Witness, James Anderson, is a respectable Person and a credible witness and that I have no doubt of the truth of the above Statement, as the Witness has exhibited in my office an Account Book in which there is entered the Charge alluded to by the witness against the Estate of the said John Freeman.
Zera Patterson Justice of the Peace
STATE OF ILLINOIS, } ss. McLean County. }
I, Baily H. Coffey, clerk of the county court, in and for said county aforesaid, do hereby certify, that Zera Patterson Esq., whose name appears subscribed to the foregoing certificate, was on the day of the date thereof, an acting Justice of the Peace, in and for said county aforesaid, duly commissioned and qualified as appears of record in my office, and that as such faith and credit is due to all his official acts.
In testimony whereof, I Baily H. Coffey, clerk of the county court of McLean county, have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said court, at Bloomington, this 18 th day of October A. D. 1852.
By B. H. Coffey Clerk Co. C. By George Parks Deputy

The Commonwealth of Kentucky, County of Clinton, ss. 3
Before me a Justice of the Peace in and for said County personally appeared Mrs. Burnham an aged, intelligent and respectable person, and resident of said County who, after being by me duly sworn in accordance with law, declares on her oath that she was personally present at the marriage of John Freeman, (late a resident of Ohio and a soldier of the Revolution,) to Lydia Rihl who is still his widow, which marriage, as she alleges, took place on or about the 20th or 31st day of January A.D. 1793; and that the facts and circumstances upon which she grounds her recollection of the precise time at which said marriage took place are of such a character that she is confident she cannot be mistaken with regard to it; and that those facts and circumstances are as follows, viz: - She states, that she and her brother, Henry Rihl started from Bedford County, Pa., to Philadelphia, Pa., on a visit to their friends in that city, about the middle of December in the year 1792, that they reached that city two or three days before Christmas, and remained there with their friends during the holidays, or until just after New Years, when they started back about the 3rd or 4th day of January 1793 for their home four miles from Bedford in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, travelling all the way on horseback; that in a few days after her return home she was invited to the wedding of John Freeman and Lydia Rihl and was present at the solemnization of their marriage ceremony, which, to the best of her recollection was performed by Reverend James Luther a Baptist minister, who lived in the same neighborhood; that

Lydia Pike taking place immediately after her arrival home her own marriage taking place on the 11 th day of February 1793, and the marriage of Mrs Freeman taking place about 2 weeks previous to her own. The birth of her eldest child taking place on the 12 th day of November 1793, and the fact that Mrs Freeman's eldest child was about 4 weeks old when hers was born, together with her intimate and almost daily intercourse with Mrs Freeman's family both before and after her marriage, she has no hesitancy in stating on her oath that the said marriage of John Freeman to Lydia Pike did take place on or about the 20 th or 21 st day of January Seventeen hundred and ninety-three but the precise day, she of course, after so long a period cannot positively state, She further states that some two or three years after the death of the said John Freeman, his widow, Lydia Freeman came to live a neighbor to her, with her son-in-law, Mr. Thomas L. Woodson, in Bank & Lick precincts, Newton County Kentucky, where she has continued to reside till the present time. She states also that she is herself 79 years old being five years older than her husband Jacob Brumham and perhaps 3 or 4 years younger than Mrs Lydia Freeman. She states too that she never heard the fact of John Freeman and Lydia Freeman being lawful husband and wife disputed by any person, That they raised a large and respectable family of children whose names are Leonora, Margaret (John Samuel, Rachel, Polly, Abraham, Sarah and Hiram that Rachel Polly and Abraham are dead, but lived to years of maturity and that John Freeman her oldest son and third child is

now about 55 years of age, and perhaps as much as 56, and lives in Iroquois. She states also that she has personally no interest in the result of Mrs. Freeman's application for a Pension John, Sur. J. M. Burnham Seal
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 17 th day of October 1852, and I do hereby Certify that the above named Ann Burnham is a person of good character and respectability in the community in which she lives, and that the statement she has given above, under oath is entitled to full credit and belief, and that I verily believe she is entirely disinterested in the application which Mrs. Freeman has made to obtain a Pension from Government Edward Peters Justice of the Peace Newton County, Ky.
State of Kentucky } County of Newton, } Sct.
I, N. B. Stephens, Clerk of the County Court of Newton County, State of Kentucky do hereby certify that Edward Peters, Esq., before whom the foregoing affidavit was made, was at the time the same was taken an act- ing Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified to act as such; that his commission was dated on the 6th day of April A.D. 1852 and his term of office expires on the 6th day of April A.D. 1856; that full faith and credit is and ought to be given to

all his official acts, and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed my Seal of Office at Independence this Eighth day of October 1852 A. B. Stephens, Clerk By Thos. MacRory H.S.

State of Ky
Kenton Co Ky Dec Made 13 th Jan'y 1852. before Court, aged 82. Husband Died at Oxford Butler Co O. 20 th Sept 1846. Married to her Hus. 21 st Jan'y 1793. in Bedford County State of Pennsylvania By a Baptist Clergyman whose name was James Ruther. Maiden Name was Lydia Right her Endearment to him from Court of Bedford Co Rec'd of Mar & can find none. Bible in which her Marriage was recorded was destroyed in the House of her daughter several years since, having her town to prison by children, is a Wid & has Remained such, resided in Butler Co Ohio over 32 years. & previous in Hamilton Co & previous in Pennsylvania aforesaid. after Husbands death in 1849. Removed to Kenton Co where she now resides with her daughter Mrs Leonora Woodson. Husband was 89 when he died. (Widow her Name Lydia Freeman
Evidence
State of Kentucky
County of Kenton ss. On the 13 th January 1852 personally appeared before me Presiding Judge of the County Court in & for said County Jacob

Burnham and Samuel Parmale two old and Respectable Citizens of Kenton County who first being duly sworn by Me according to Law make oath and say that they are personally & intimately acquainted with Lydia Freeman who is the Widow of John Freeman deceased. Who was late a prisoner of the United States, at the Rate of $80 per annum. That they knew them both previous to their Marriage in Bedford Co Pennsylvania — and afterwards in Hamilton & Butler Counties Ohio. in Butler County for the space of 32 Years & prior to the death of said John Freeman. That they lived in the same neighborhood with them in the State of Pennsylvania, and came to the State of Ohio the same year that they the said John Freeman & Lydia died. That the said Lydia Freeman was married to the said John Freeman in the Month of January in the Year Seventeen Hundred & Ninety Three but that they cannot swear positively to the day of the Month on which the Marriage took place — but state positively that it took place on or about the 28 th day of Jan y 1793. They state further that they were both personally present at the Marriage and witnessed the Marriage Ceremony which was performed by Rev James Austin who was the pastor of a small baptist Church of which

They were Members that they frequently saw John Freeman. the said Husband of Lydia when they lived in Hamilton Co Ohio & many times when he lived in Butler County Ohio & have been on terms of intimacy with said Lydia Freeman ever since the death of her said Husband John Freeman. And that said John Freeman died on the 20 th day of Sept 1846 in Oxford Butler Co Ohio and that the Name of Lydia before Marriage was Lydia Right. Lydia now resides in Kenton Co Ky & has done so since Month of March 1849. with her daughter Mrs Leonora Woodson. that previous to that time & after the death of her said Husband she Resided in Butler Co Ohio & that Jacob Burnham is 73 years old and Samuel Parmale is 78 years & that they have no interest in the Money to obtain which this Application is made.
Subscribed & sworn before me Jacob Burnham Esq r Samuel Parmale Esq r On this 13 th  March  May 1852 & an Credible & Respectable Citizens & believe they have no interest in this appli
Jas Perry Presiding Judge
Authenticated by Co Clerk Certificate Seal

act 2 d Feb. 1853.
STATE OF Ohio } ss. COUNTY OF Rut }
Be it known , that on this Twenty first day of March , A. D. eighteen hundred and fifty three , before me Thos H. Wilkins Judge of the Court of Probate in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared Lydia Freeman , a resident of Osborn Township in said County, and made oath according to law, that she is the widow of John Freeman who was a soldier in the war of the Revolution and a pensioner of the United States at the time of his death at the rate of $80.00 per annum—that she was married to the said John Freeman on the 5 th day of June — eighteen hundred and Twenty eight in the town ship of Osborn  Rut County and State of Ohio that her said husband died on the 21 st day of September eighteen hundred and Forty six that she makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining such a rate of Pension as may be due under any of the Laws, Regulations, or decisions that have been, or may hereafter be adopted, and that she still continues his widow.
The said Declarant further states, that she hereby constitutes and appoints John M. Thayer her true and lawful Attorney and Agent to prosecute said claim, with power of substitution, to examine all papers and documents in relation to it, and to do all things necessary and lawful in the premises; except drawing the money, which will be hereafter provided for.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me, in open court } Lydia Freeman Thos H. Wilkins Probate Judge H.C.O.
I, Thos H. Wilkins Judge of the Court of Probate in and for the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Lydia Freeman above named, is a respectable resident of this County, and is the same person she represents herself to be in the foregoing declaration; she has this day appeared before me and acknowledge the above Power of Attorney to be her act and deed.
Thos H. Wilkins Probate Judge Rut County Ohio
STATE OF Ohio } Burl County, ss. }
I Michael C. Ryan Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify, that Thomas H. Wilkins Esq before whom the foregoing proceedings were had, was at the time of execution, Probate Judge in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified; and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his, are genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto affixed my seal of Office and subscribed my name, this 21 st day of March in the year 185 3.
M. C. Ryan County Clerk.